Monday, January 27, 2014

The slow food revolution has swept across the country. While restaurants in Europe and elsewhere have been utilizing locally sourced produce, meat and dairy for some time, Americans were slow to catch on. Thanks to activist chef Alice Waters and…

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

At
the homestead in Montana this past November and December, we had brutal
cold with temperatures dropping below zero for weeks. Naturally, I was
fearful the goats would have problems with it.

Unlike other livestock, goats are particularly susceptible to bad
weather such as wind and rain. They’re not like cattle and other
livestock that can deal with bad weather easily. Goats need enough
shelter to get out of the rain and the wind. Without it, you can have
your flock succumb to hypothermia and frostbite.